Today I celebrated my 58th birthday. I feel so young, I have work that keeps me satisfied, I am married to my best friend, have a precious family and so many great friends. I have so much to be thankful for. I am grateful for my life and yet...this year, I reflected on my precious mother who at 58 died of cancer. I was 39...the year she died and had for six years watched her live with the disease with faith and optimism. When I was 39, I didn't know what it felt like to be 58. When I was 39, I lost a mother too young!
I began my day with my sacred prayer time. During that time I thanked God for my beautiful mother. I reflected on all the years I have lived without her in my life...and what that has meant to all of those family she left behind. I felt grateful for how she shaped me to be the woman I am today.
I will forever miss my mother...today I missed her differently. Mothers like mine are far and few between. I am grateful today for her life, for my life, and for days like this that allow me to remember her and what she will always mean to me.
Happy Birthday to me...I still feel like I am twenty three!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Payoff
This has been a day to celebrate. One year ago...a new building to grow a private school was a thought, a dream, and a possibility. My husband and I have had our eye on what is known in our community as " The Lodge", located on the same property as our preschool in Tumwater, WA. We drove by the building for years and always thought it would be such a great addition to our business. We never gave up on the idea or the dream. Then last year, we saw that it was available for sale. Could it be the opportunity we had been waiting for? We decided to put earnest money on it, and began due diligence in finding out if it was a possibility. I credit Dan for all of the hard work in this part of the journey!
Perseverance has been the name of the game in my life and the purchase of this building was no different than any other "big" thing that we have done in our life together. We have never been afraid of a calculated risk, and because we believe in what we do, this seemed fitting! As a leader, I learned alot! First, if you can dream it, if you believe in it, if you want it, then do something about it! Doing nothing won't get you anywhere. The acquisition of this property has allowed us to grow in numbers and expand our programming. We can now offer more options to the children of our community and give parents another choice. In today's world, choices are important to meet every need. From July 15 until the day we opened on September 6th, deadlines were met, and amazingly everything happened "just" in time to meet those deadlines. The key here...it happened!
In addition to the re-model of the building, there were property line issues so we had to lease the property from the bank prior to the actual loan going through. We thought that the loan would take a month or two at the most. You can guess due to today's date...that the challenge included the long wait. There were many things out of our control which had to take place prior to loan to actually take place. There have been rough moments, however Dan and I learned how to run our business with no cash reserves, get help when it was needed and we practiced patience! As Dan and I went through each step, we kept reminding ourselves that the payoff would come!
Today was the PAYOFF. The papers were filed, the money was paid, and we are officially the proud owners of another piece of commercial property. I find it satisfying that through it all, perseverance, learning how to be patient, the giving up control made us stronger as a couple, and certainly as a business.
As I have reflected I have come to realize several things. Success comes to those who wait. Success come from working hard, believing it will happen, and persevering even when it is tough. Today we were successful. Today we got the payoff.
We are grateful and we are proud!
Perseverance has been the name of the game in my life and the purchase of this building was no different than any other "big" thing that we have done in our life together. We have never been afraid of a calculated risk, and because we believe in what we do, this seemed fitting! As a leader, I learned alot! First, if you can dream it, if you believe in it, if you want it, then do something about it! Doing nothing won't get you anywhere. The acquisition of this property has allowed us to grow in numbers and expand our programming. We can now offer more options to the children of our community and give parents another choice. In today's world, choices are important to meet every need. From July 15 until the day we opened on September 6th, deadlines were met, and amazingly everything happened "just" in time to meet those deadlines. The key here...it happened!
In addition to the re-model of the building, there were property line issues so we had to lease the property from the bank prior to the actual loan going through. We thought that the loan would take a month or two at the most. You can guess due to today's date...that the challenge included the long wait. There were many things out of our control which had to take place prior to loan to actually take place. There have been rough moments, however Dan and I learned how to run our business with no cash reserves, get help when it was needed and we practiced patience! As Dan and I went through each step, we kept reminding ourselves that the payoff would come!
Today was the PAYOFF. The papers were filed, the money was paid, and we are officially the proud owners of another piece of commercial property. I find it satisfying that through it all, perseverance, learning how to be patient, the giving up control made us stronger as a couple, and certainly as a business.
As I have reflected I have come to realize several things. Success comes to those who wait. Success come from working hard, believing it will happen, and persevering even when it is tough. Today we were successful. Today we got the payoff.
We are grateful and we are proud!
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